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JAMES A. EKIN oniswnLL, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent N0. 716,816, dated December 23, 1902. Application led April 11, 1901. Serial No. 55,275. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs A. EKIN CR1s- WELL, of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Machines for Making Matches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to match-making machines, and more particularly to machines.

such as disclosed in my Patent No. 652,476, dated June 26, 1900, in which the splints are cut from blocks of wood.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means by which the splints may be cut by continuously-rotating cutting means, the splints ejected, and the ejected splints taken and by a reciprocatory movement forcibly inserted into the carrier or holding means.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rotary cutter-head having a series of sets of cutters which move at a given point adjacent to the splint materialA in a plane at right angles thereto in order to cut straight splints in large quantities and then taking the successive sets of splints and forcibly sticking them into a suitable holding-carrier.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, substantially as hereinafter described and then point ed out in the claims at the end ofthe description.

In the drawings what form a para of uns` specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of machine embodying my invention, the main driving-gears being only partly shown in full lines. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the transfer-carrier. Fig. el is a fragmentary vertical section of the cutterhead, partly broken away, taken on the line IV 1V of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation, partly in section, of the cutter-head and one of the cams, taken on the line V V of Fig. t. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view through the cutter-head, taken on the line VI VI of Fig. 5. Figs. 7 and 8 show fragmentary views of holding-carriers with the holding devices differently arranged according to the arrangement of the cutters in the several cuttingbars. Fig. 9 is a vertical section, on a larger scale, taken on the line IX IX ot' Fig. 2. Fig. l0 is a detail View of one of the bars for operating the transfer-carrier arms. Figs. l1 and 12 are Yfragmentary views in section of other vmeans for holding the splints in the transfer-arms. partlyin elevation, of another form of transfer'device; and Fig. 14 is a vertical section, partly in,A elevation, taken onV the line XIV XIV of Fig. 13.

The frame 10 may be of any suitable construction, and mounted upon the frame are one or more hoppers 1l, in which the blocks` of wood are placed. The blocks may be fed along the hopper or hoppers by an endless belt or otherwise to suitable feed-rolls 14 and 15. These rolls 14 and 15 are arranged on opposite sides of the blocks between which they areheld, and the shaft 16 of the upper feed-roll 14 has a gear 17, which meshes with a gear 18 on the shaft 19 of the lower feedroll. x.A gear 20 on the shaft 19 is in mesh with a gear or pinion 21 on the shaft 22, and on this latter shaft is a ratchet-Wheel 23. The ratchet-wheel 23 is operated by a pawl 24, carried.A by rocking arms 25, and these latter arms are rocked or moved on the shaft 22 by an eccentric 26 on the rotary shaft 27. As the shaft 27 is rotated the ratchet-andpawl mechanism will operate the rolls 14 and 15 and will feed the blocks of wood with an intermittent or step-by-step movement the proper distance and in the plane of the cutters 28 for cutting the splints.

For the purpose of cutting the splints and holding the cutters various means may be employed. 'Asshowin a rotary head 29 is provided. wheels 30, fixed to the shaft 27, so as to rotate therewith, and held to move with the wheels 30 are the sets of cutters 2S. There may be one or there may be several sets of kcutters and they may be of any suitable form to cut the splints. The machine shown is designed for four setsof cutters of the usual form, and each set is held in a device or cutter-bar 3l. The bar 31 comprises two plates or members 32 and 33, between which the cutters are clamped, and each cutter is or may be adjustably held in the bar by setscrews 3i or by other means.

bars or devices 31 have trunnions 35, rotatably This head consists of two disks orl The cutter held in the boXes or bearings 36. These bearings are slidingly held in guides 37 in the wheels 30, the open ends of the guides being closed by the caps 38. On the outer ends of the cutter-bar trunnions 35 are arms 39, which project on opposite sides of and at substantially right angles to the plane of the cutters. A stud 40 projects from each end of each arm, and on the studs are rollers 4l, which fit into a groove 42 in each of the cams or cam-Wheels 43. The cams 43 are held stationary by any suitable means, and the grooves 42 in the cams are at right angles to the plane of the blocks of wood 12 for a distance sufficient to permit the cutters to cut the splintsin aright line, and for the remainder of the distance may be concentric to the shaft 27, as shown. The cutter-bar, arms, and rolls form a traveling carriage for the cutters, and the cams form guides,l Ways, or tracks for the carriage. As the shaft 27 and the wheels 30 rotate the cutters and cutter bars will be also rotated and said cutters will be moved toward and from the center of rotation according to the form of the grooves 42, and will cut the splints endwise and at right angles to the blocks, the splints being carried around by the cutters and ejected therefrom as the cutters again enter the blocks to cut other rows or sets of splints, as best shown in Fig. 9.

In the form of machine shown the blocks of wood are fed parallel or substantially parallel With the longitudinal center of the machine, and each set of cutters is so arranged that it will cut a row of properly-spaced splints by the side of the set preceding, so that it will be only necessary to feed blocks of Wood the proper distance after several sets of the cutters have cut splints or after each revolution of the cutter-head, though instead of arranging the hoppers as shown the latter may be arranged at an angle with respect to the cutters, as is usual, and the successive sets of the cutters may then follow in line. The cutter-bars may each or any of them be provided With a knife 45 in advance of the cutters 28 to trim the blocks, and under the forward edge of the blocks may be arranged a slidable plate 46. This plate 46 is held to slide in the inner ends of the hoppers ll and has an upturned end 47, which is adapted to rest under the blocks while the cutters are cutting the splints in order to prevent the splints from breaking or splitting from the blocks until the cutters are practically through cutting. As the cutters cut through or immediately before they pass entirely through the wood the plate 46 is forced clear of the cutters by the levers 49. These levers have a slotted connection With the outer edge of the plate and are pivoted to the frame 10. The lower ends of the levers have studs which enter cam-grooves in the cams 50 on the main driving-shaft 51. The main drivingshaft has a gear 52, that meshes with the larger gear 53 on the shaft 27, the gears being so proportioned that the levers 49 will be operated once for each set of cutters. Any waste, broken splints, and the like are removed from the machine through thel chute or pipe 54, this latter being connected to an exhaust-fan.

The splints as they are ejected from the cutters by the latter again entering the Wood to cut splints are received by a suitable transfer device or carrier and by it forcibly inserted into the holding-carrier. To accomplish this, a transfer carrier or device, as 55, is provided. This carrier has a rotary shaft 56, that is rectangular for a part of its length and to which is held thecarrier arms or sections 57. These arms are held together in pairs by the cross-bars and guides 58, the cross-bars of one pair of arms being at right angles to those of the other and engaging opposite sides of the shaft 56 and are adapted to slide thereon at a predetermined point for a purpose to be presently described. Each arm is provided with projecting ends 59, that normally ride upon stationary bosses and bearings 60. The rotary shaft 56 passes through the bosses 60, and the latter are cylindrical and are concentric to the shaft. As the said shaft rotates it will carry the arms therewith, and the ends 59 riding upon the outer surfaces of the bosses will hold the arms 57 at equal distances from the shaft. Each arm 57 has a series of suitable holding devices 61, spaced according to the spacing of the cntters 28, and when one set of arms is in a vertical plane the ends 59 thereof Will span lugs or projections 62 of the bars 63. These bars are vertically movable in the bearings or bosses and are held to slide in slots in the bosses and during the vertical movement will reciprocate the arms Whose ends span the lugs 62. The bars 63 have their upper ends provided with rolls 64, that enter grooves in the cams 65. The cams are held to the shaft 66, and the grooves are of such form that the bars will be given a quick upward Inovement to cause the lower arm to move clear of the cutters about to cut splints and Will then be forced downward suddenly toward the cutters to receive the splints to be ejected and is then moved up again away from the blocks and the cutters in position to be given a quarter of a revolution to place another set of holding devices in position to receive the splints as they are ejected by the next set of cutters. During the quick upward movement of the arms to permit the cutters to pass, the splints in the armabove the shaft will be forced into the holes or holding devices 67 of the holding carrier or means 68 and will then be moved clear of the splints to permit the arms to be rotated. A plate 69 or other means takes the thrust of the transfer device during the sticking of the splints, and after the splints have been forced into the carrier the holding devices are subjected to the action of means to remove dust and the like that might remain in IOO IIO

said holding devices. As one means for this purpose a pipe is connected with an exhaust-fan to subject the ends of the arms to suction and to remove any ber or broken splints that might remain in the holding devices of the transfer device. Substantially the identical form of cutting device is claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 41,818, filed January 2, 1901, and in said application is also broadly claimed a movable or rotary cutting device and a transfer device which receives the separated splints and forces them endwise into a dipping-carrier.

The holding-carrier may be of any suitable form. As shown, it consists of plates or sections having the usual holes 67, into which the splints are forced. The plates are hinged or linked together, or they may be entirely independent or otherwise held together, and in any case the carrier may be operated and timed so as to properly receive and carry the splints away from the machine in the usual or in any other preferred manner.

Any suitable operating and timing mechanism may be employed for the several parts. As a means for operating the arms of the transfer device a gear 71 is seeured to one end' of the shaft 66, and this gear meshes with an idler 72, that meshes with the large gear 53. On the other end of the shaft 66 is an arm 73,Which carries a roll 74. This roll engages slots in a disk 75 on the shaft 56 of the transfer device and imparts to the latter shaft one-quarter of a revolution at each revolution of the shaft 66. On the shaft 56 is a disk 76, having its periphery cut away, and said cut-away portions are engaged at stated intervals by a locking-disk '77 in the usual manner, the whole serving to give a positive intermittent rotary movement to the transfer device. y

The invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Assuming the parts to be in the position shown, the rotation of the drive-shaft 51 will rotate the cutters 28 and will feed the blocks into the path of movement of said cutters. As the splints are.cnt they will be carried around by the cutters and at the next revolution will be ejected therefrom as they again enter the blocks. The transfer-arms 57 will be operated during the'movement of the cutters, as already described,'and will take the splints and will carry them around under the carrier 69 during the successive movements ofthe transfer device. At this time the arms in a vertical plane are moved first upward to stick the splints in the carrier, and the arms are then forced downward, so that the lowermost arm will receive the splints as they are ejected. upward again by the levers 63, and then the Whole transfer device will be rotated. This operation is repeated and the matches completed in the usual or in any preferred manner.

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These arms 'will now be moved- In Fig. 11 the arms 57 are shown as provided with` a lyielding sliding block or member 78. The arms are each out away or formed with an opening, in which the clamping member works. This member or block 78 is yieldingly held to the arm by the spring 79, the latter being held on the stud 80, and is adapted to have its tension varied by means of the nut or nuts 8l.

The arm or section 57 of Fig. 12 shows a different form of yielding member. The member 82 is hinged to the fixed member 83 and is normally pressed toward the latter member by the spring or springs 8i. Either this form of arm or that shown in Fig. 11 may be substituted for the form shown in Figs.. 1 to 9, and in any case the holding devices of the transfer-arms may be intersected by an opening or groove 85 to permit the suction to act better to remove particles from the holding devices.

The form of transfer device shown in Figs. 13 and 14 has the arms, sections, orslides 86 independent of each other. In this case there are two Wheels or disks 87, loosely held to the shaft 88. These wheels are each provided with projecting portions 89, in which the arms86 are held to slide, the said wheels be ing provided with radial grooves 90, in which the ends 91 of the arms or slides 86 work. Each slide is connected by one or more straps 92, which are operated by eccentrics 93 ou The shaft 88 and Wheels or disks 87 normally rotate together; but at a fixed point the shaft has an independent move- A ratchet-Wheel 94 may be secu red to the shaft 88, the teeth of which are engaged by pawls 95 in order that the shaft and disks may rotate together or independently of each other. In the construction shown the arms or slides 86, diametrically opposite each other, form sets and may be timed to follow the cutters instead of moving just in advance of them, and as the cutters are about to enter the wood to again cut splints and eject those already eut the shaft will be given a quick independent movement ofone complete revolution, which will force all of the arms or slides outward radially. This will cause one of the arms to receive and withdraw the splints from the blocks of Wood and cause the arms adjacent to the holding-carrier to stick the splints in said carrier. The holding-carrier may receive the splints in the position shown in full lines, or it may receive the splints in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13. A series of lingers 96 may be employed to assist in holding the splints as they are ejected, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 13, and a movable plate 97 may he arranged under the blocks, as described in connection with the other iigures.

lt will be understood that various changes may be made and that the relative position of the parts may be varied as desired. There may be only one set of cutters, and after the splints" have been forced into the holding-oar- IIC rier they may be ejected automatically after the matches have been completed, and While the holding-carrier is receiving the splints the plates .may be locked to prevent movement thereof. The movable or yielding member or members of the arms of the transfer device may be opened automatically, if desired,when it is forced downward to receive the splints to clamp and hold them.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary cutter-head having cutters spaced apart and each cutting an individual splint endWise from the block While rotating around a fixed center, the cutters being movable toward and from the center and cutting at right angles to the plane of the blocks,` an independently-movable rotary and reciprocatory transfer device having splint-holding means receiving the splints endwise properlyspaced apart after being cut, a carrier having splintholding means, and means for causing the transfer device to forcibly insert the splints into the holding means of the carrier.

2. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of wood, of a rotary head having a set of cutters movable toward and from the center of rotation and cutting the splints endwise from the blocks, the splints being ejected from the cutters as the next set of splints is being cut, a carrier receiving the cut splints endWise as they are ejected from the cutters, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

3. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary head having a set of cutters cutting the splints from the blocks at one revolution and having the splints ejected therefrom at the next revolution as the cutters again enter the Wood to cut another set of splints, a carrier receiving the ejected splints endwise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

4. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of a movable head having more than one set of cutters each cutting a set of splints from the material at one movement and having the successive sets of splints ejected therefrom at the next movement and as the sets of cutters again enter the Wood to cut other sets of splints, a carrier movable toward the cutters While the latter are cutting and having independent sets of holding means receiving in succession the ejected sets of splints end- Wise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

5. In a match-making machine, the combination With means for feeding the splint material, of movable means having independent cutting devices cutting the splints in succession from the material and holding them end- Wise at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next movement and as the cutting devices again enter the Wood to cut splints,a carrier movable toward the cutting devices while the latter are cutting and hav ing independent holding means receiving in succession the ejected sets of splints endwise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

6. In a match-making machine, the combination With means for holding blocks of Wood, of a rotary cutter-head having a set of cutters cutting a row of splints from the blocks at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood to cut splints, a carrier movable toward the cutters While the latter are cutting and receiving the ejected splints end- Wise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

7. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary set of cutters cutting the splints endwise from the material at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood, a carrier independently movable of the cutters and moving toward said cutters While the latter are cutting and receiving the ejected splints endwise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

8. In a machine for making matches, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary cutting device cutting the splints from the material and holding them endwise at one revolution and having the splints ejected at the next revolution and as the cutting device again enters the Wood to out splints, a carrier independently movable of the cutting device and moving toward the latter While said cutting device is cutting the splints and receiving the ejected splints endwise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

9. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary head having independent cutting devices each cutting a row or set of splints endwise from the material at one movement and having the successive sets of splints ejected therefrom at the next movement and as the successive cutting devices enter the material to cut other sets of splints, a carrier movable toward the cutters While the latter are cutting and having independent sets of holding means receiving the successive sets of splints endwise, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier.

10. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary head having a set of cutters movable toward and from the center of rotation and cutting the splints endwise from the blocks, the splints being ejected from the cutters as the next set of splints is being cut, a

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carrier receiving the cut splints endwise as they are ejected from the cutters, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

11. In amatch-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary head having a set of cutters cutting the splints from the blocks at one revo- 1o luticn and having the splints ejected therefrom at the next revolution as the cutters again enter the wood to cut another set of splints, a carrier receiving the ejected splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for I5 causing the first-mentioned carrier to' forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

12. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a movable head having a set of cutters cutzo ting the splints from the blocks at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood to cut another set of splints, a carrier movable toward the cutters in cutting and receiving the splints endwise as they are ejected, a

second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

13. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of a movable set of cutters cutting the splints endwise from the material at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood, a carrier independently movable of the cutters and moving toward said cutters While the latter are cutting and receiving the ejected splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to for- 4o cibly insert the splintsl into the second carrier.

14. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of a movable head having more than one set of cutters each cutting a set of spiints from the material at one movement and having the successive sets of splints ejected therefrom at the next movement and as the sets of cutters again enter the Wood to cut other sets 5o of splints, a carrier movable toward the cutters While the latter are cutting and having independent sets of holding means receiving in succession the ejected sets of splints end- Wise, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

15. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a movable cutting device cutting the 6o splints from the material and holding them of the cutting device and movable tbvv'ard the latter While said cutting device is cutting the splints and receiving the ejected splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for causing lthe first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

16. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of movable means having independent cutting devices cutting the splints in succession from the material and holding them endwise at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next movement and as the cutting devices again enter the Wood to cut splints, a carrier movable toward the cutting devices while the latter are cutting and having independent holding means receiving in succession the ejected sets of splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for causing the tiret-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

17. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding blocks of Wood, of a rotary cutter-head having a set of cutters cutting a row of splints from the blocks at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the wood to cut splints, a carrier movable to- Ward the cutters While the latter are cutting and receiving the ejected splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

1S. In a matchmaking machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary set of cutters cutting the splints endwise from the material at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the wood, a carrier independently movable of the cutters and moving toward said cutters While the latter are cutting and receiving the ejected splints end Wise,a second carrier,and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

19. In a machine for making matches, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary cutting device cutting the splints from the material and holding them endwise at one revolution and having the splints ejected at the next revolution and as the cutting device again enters the wood to cut splints, a carrier independently movable of the cutting device and moving toward the latter While said cutting device is cutting the splints and receiving the ejected splints end Wise, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

20. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a rotary head having independent cutting devices each cutting a row or set of splints endwise from the material at one movement and having the successive sets of splints ejected therefrom at thenext movement and as the successive cutting devices enter the material to cut other sets of splints,

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a carrier movable toward the cutters WhileV the latter are cutting and having independent sets of holding means receiving the successive sets of splints endwise, a second carrier, and means for causing the first-mentioned carrier to forcibly insert the splints into the second carrier.

21. In a match-making machine, the combination Wit-l1 a rotary head having cutters for cutting splints, a carrier, and a rotary and reciprocatory second carrier receiving the splints endwise and forcibly inserting the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

22. In a match-making machine, the combination with a head having cutters for cutting splints, a carrier, and an independently-movable reciprocatory and rotary carrier or transferdevice havingholding meansfor the splints and movable toward the cutters to receive the splints endwise and Which forcibly insert the splints into the rst-mentioned carrier.

23. In a match-making machine1 the combination with a head having a series of independent cutting devices each cutting a row or line of splints, of a carrier, together with an intermittently-rotary carrier or transfer device having a series of independent holding means for the splints receiving in succession the sets of splints and forcibly inserting them into the first-mentioned carrier.

24. In a match-making machine, the combination with a rotary head having a series of independent sets of cutters each cutting a row or line of splints, of a carrier, together with yan intermittently-rotary carrier or transfer device having a series of independent holding means for the splints receiving in succes'- sion the sets of splints and forcibly inserting them into the first-mentioned carrier.

25. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding blocks of Wood, of a rotating head having cutters movable toward and from the center of rotation, means for rotating the head, an intermittently-movable carrier having independent holding means receiving the splints endWise in succession after being cut and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier while held by said latter carrier.

26. In a machine for making matches, the combination with means for holding blocks of wood7 of a continuously-moving rotary head having cutters cutting the splints endwise in the direction of its rotation, holding means for the splints, together with an intermittently-movable device having independent holding means receiving the splints endwise in succession for transferring the splints after being cut and placing them into the holding means.

27. In a machine for making matches, the combination With means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a continuously-rotating cutter-head having cutters spaced apart and movable to- Ward and from the center of rotation, means for rotating the head, a carrier, and an intermittently-rotary transfer device having independent holding means receiving the splints in succession and transferring the splints from the cutter-head to the carrier.

28. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of a rotary head having cutters cutting the splints endwise from the wood, acarrier, and an intermittently-rotary transfer-carrier independent of the cutter-head for transferring the splints from the cutters to the firstmentioned carrier.

29. In a match-making machine, the combiy nation with means for feeding blocks of Wood,

of a rotary head having more than one set of cutters movable around a fixed center and cutting the splints endwise from the blocks, means for rotating the head, holding means for the splints, together with an intermittently-rotary transfer-carrier for receiving the splints endwise and placing them in the holding means.

30. In a match-making machine, the combination of a rotary head having cutters for cutting the splints endwise and spaced apart, a carrier, and an intermittently rotary and reciprocatory transfer device for carrying the splints after they are cut and forcibly inserting them into the carrier during the reciprocatory movement.

31. Inamatch-makingmachine,thecombirier, and an intermittently rotary and reciprocatory device having an independent section for each set of cutters receiving the splints after being cut and forcibly inserting them into the carrier.

32. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary head having more than one set of cutters for cutting splints, each movable toward and from its center of rotation, an intermittently-movable carrier having a series of independent sections each having splintholding devices and a second carrier receiving the successive sets of splints from the sections of the first-mentioned carrier.

33. In a match-making machine, the combination With a rotary head having more than one set of cutters for cutting splints, an intermittently rotary and reciprocatory carrier having means receiving the successive sets of splints endWise after being cut, and a second carrier receiving the successive sets of splints from the intermittently-rotary carrier.

34. In a machine for making matches, the combination with means for holding blocks of Wood, of a rotary cutter-head having more than one set of cutters cutting the splints end- Wise from the blocks and movable around a fixed center,'a carrier, and an intermittentlyrotary transfer-carrier having independent sets of holding means receiving the sets of splints endWise in succession and forcibly inserting the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

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nation with means for feeding blocks of Wood, of a rotary head having a set ofcntters movable toward and from the center ot' rotation and cutting the splints endwise from the blocks, the splints being ejected from the cutters as the next set of splints is beingr cut, a carrier, and a rotary and reciprocatory second carrier receiving the splints end wise and forcibly inserting the splints into the rstmentioned carrier.

36. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a movable set of cutters cutting the splints endivise from the material at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the wood, a carrier, and a rotary and reciprocatory second carrier receiving the splints endwise and forcibly inserting the splints into the rstmentioned carrier.

37. Ina match-making machine, thecornbination with means for holding the splint material, of a movable cutting device cutting the splints from the material and holding them endwise at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next movement and as the cutting device again enters the wood to cut splints, a carrier, and a rotary and reciprocatory second carrier receiving the splints endwise and forcibly inserting the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

3S. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of movable means having independent cutting devices cutting the splints in succession from the material and holding them end- Wise at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next movement, a carrier, and a rotary second carrier having independent splint-holding means receivingr in succession the ejected splints endwise and forcibly inserting the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

39. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding blocks of Wood, of a rotary' head having more than one set of` cutters cutting the splints endwise in succession from the blocks at one revolution and having the splints ejected therefrom at the next revolution as the cutters again enter the Wood to cut other sets of splints, a carrier, together with an intermittently-rotary carrier or transfer device having a series of independent holding means for the splints receiving in succession the sets of splints and forcibly inserting them into the iirst-mentioned carrier.

40. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a movable means havingindependent cutting devices cutting the splints in succession from the material and holding them endwise at one movement and having the splints ejected at the next movement and as the cutting devices again enter the Wood to cut splints, a carrier, together with an intermittently-rotary carrier or transfer device having a series of independent holding means receiving in succession the sets of splints and forcibly inserting them into the first-meutioned carrier.

4l. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a continuously-moving rotary cutter-head having cutters cutting the splints eudwise from the material at one revolution and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood, a carrier, and a rotary and reciprocatory carrier or transfer device receiving the splints endvvise and forcibly inserting the splints into the tiret-mentioned carrier.

42. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for feeding the splint material, of a continuously-moving rotary cut- 'ter-head having cutters cutting the splints endwise from the material at one revolution and having the splints ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the Wood, an intermittently-movable carrier having independent holding means receiving the splints endwise in succession after being cnt, and a second carrier receiving the splints from the first-mentioned carrier while held by said lat ter carrier.

43. In a match-making machine, the combination of a rotary head having cutters for cutting splints, a carrier having independent rows of holding devices for the splints, a rotary second carrier receiving the splints after being cut and giving them a partial revolution and means for reciprocating the second carrier to stick the splints into the first-men-` tioned carrier.

44. In a match-making machine, the combination with a continnouslymoving rotary cutter-head having cutters for cutting the splints, of a carrier having means for holding splints, a rotary second carrier receiving the splints after being cnt and giving them a partial revolution, and means for reciprocating the second carrier to force the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

45. In a match-making machine, the combination with movable cutting means, of a carrier, a rotary second carrierfindependently movable of the cutting means receiving the splints endwise after being cnt, and means for reciprocating the second carrier to force the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

46. In a match-making machine, the combination With a continuously-moving cutting means having a series of independent sets of cutting devices, of a carrier, an intermittently-rotary second carrier having interlocking and radially-intersecting arms receiving the splints endwise in succession after being cut, and means for reciprocating the carrier,

arms in succession to force the splints into the tiret-mentioned carrier.

47. In a match-making machine, the combi- IIO arms each provided with holding means for the splints receiving the latter in succession, and means for reciprocating the armsto force the splints into the first-mentioned carrier.

4S. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-rotary carrier having radial arms each provided with means receiving the splints in succession, holding means for the splints, and means for reciprocating the arms to force the splints into the holding means.

49. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for supplying splints, of an intermittently-rotary carrier having radial arms each provided with holding devices for the splints receiving the latter endwise in succession, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating the arms to force the splints into the second carrier.

50. In a match-making machine, the combination with a carrier having diametricallyopposed arms each provided with holding devices for the splints and receiving the latter in rows endwise in succession, of means for supplying splints to the holding devices ot the arms, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating the arms to force the splints into the second carrier.

5l. Ina match-makingmachine, the combination with means for supplying splints, of a rotary carrier having two independent movable setsof arms each provided with holding devices for the splints receiving the latter in rows endwise and in succession, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating the independent sets of arms to force the splints into the second carrier.

52. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material of a rotary head having cutters for cutting the splints from the material, a rotary carrier having two movable sets of arms each provided with holding devices for the splints receiving the latter in rows endwise and in succession, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating the arms to force the splints into the second carrier.

53. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of a rotary head having cutters for cutting the splints from the material, a rotary carrier having two movable sets of arms each provided with holding means for the splints receiving the latter inrows endwise and in succession, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating one set of arms to discharge one set of splints into the second carrier and to cause the same set to move toward the cutters to receive another set of splints.

54. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding the splint material, of cutting means for the splints, a rotary carrier provided with independent devices for holding the splints endwise and in rows, a second carrier, and means for reciprocating the splint-holding devices of the rotary carrier to discharge one set of splints into the second carrier and to cause another set of holding devices to move toward the cutters to receive another set of splints.

55. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding blocks of wood, of a rotary cutter-head having cutters cutting the splints endwise from the blocks, a rotary carrier having two independent sets of arms for holding splints endwise and in rows, a second carrier, and means for successively reciprocating the sets of arms to discharge one set of splints into the second carrier and to cause the arms to move toward the cutters to receive another set of splints.

56. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for holding blocks of wood, of a rotarycutter-head having cutters cutting splints endwise at one movement and having them ejected at the next and as the cutters again enter the wood to cut other splints, a rotary carrier having two independent sets of arms for holding splints endwise and in rows, a second carrier, and means for successively reciprocating the sets of arms to discharge one set of splints into the second carrier and to cause the arms to move toward the cutters to receive another set of splints.

57. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a transfer device having independent radially-movable slides or arms having means to receive and hold the splints, means carried by the transfer device for operating the arms or slides and a carrier receiving the splints from the arms or slides.

J. A. EKIN CRISWELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM FOSTER, WM. R. Davis. 

